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Letters Patent No. 72,367, dated December 17, 1867.

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Be it knownA that I, C. THURsToN' CHASE, ofAlbany, in the county-ofAlbany, and State of New York, have invented a new and improvedSchool-Desk land Sent; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, andwhich"drawingrepresents a perspective view of my invention. i i' f Inthis invention the seats and desks are so supported that each one isconnected with all before and all behind it in the row. The same`construction which effects this object renders the seat much easier toenter and leave. v The seats are also provided with hinged bottoms,opening upward andpinward.`

In the drawings, A represents the desk, and B B C C the seats used in myimproved method of constructing and arranging them for school-houses.Each desk isdesigned for two scholars, and is provided with two seats CC. Each desk is supported upon I three legs or standardsm0, a a, infrontat the ends-of the desk,

and one, D under its rear edge at the cent-re, projecting downward andbackward, so that the front edge ofthe seats C C rests against it, asshown in the drawings. This method of constructionpossess'es theadvantage over all others hitherto innse, that it enables the woodendesk to be made with a wide open space at its ends, between its supportsand the supports of the seat used in connection with it, so that thescholar can enter and leave his seat with ease. It alsopossesses theadvantage that it tends 4to separate the occupants of adjoining seats,and- I prevents noise and confusion in the school. Each pair of seatsC Cis supported upon three legs-two, c c,

supporting the rear edge and back of the seat, the third being the rearstandard, D, of the desk A in front of the seat. Each pair of legs e cis. connected by a cross-bar, c, and provided with two horizontal armsz'z', for the outer end of the seat-bottoms to rest upon. From the centrepof the cross-bar e, a horizontal bar, o, extends to the post- D,being firmly fastened at each of its ends, and designed fora support tothe inner ends of the seatbottoms. The bottom of each seat C C is hingedto this bar o, so that their outer ends can be lifted up to a.

vertical position, as shown in the front seat B.

Imake the seats and hinges so that the bottoms will slightly pass thevertical, in ordez` that they may not fall hack by their -own weight.The seat-bottoms are thus designed to be elevated, in order to a'ord thescholar an easier access to his seat, and to enable him to standcomfortably at his desk.

Itis obvious that the standards c e, which are represented as supportingthe back of the seats. C C will, when the row of desks and seats isextended, become the front standards a a of the next -desk in the rear.The whole series of' desks and seatsin a row will thus befirmly-connected together, thereby greatly promoting their strength andstability. In single desks and seats, the standard D will be placed atone end. p

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

Tlre combination and arrangement of the standard D with the hinged seatsC C', horizontal bar o, and desk A, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

To the above s'pecilication of my improvement I have signed my hand,this 29th day of October, 1867,

1 c. THURs'roN CHASE.

. Witnesses:

E. A. ELLswonTH, NATHAN K. ELLswomH.

